Oscar Buzz

So the Oscars are rapidly approaching and for some reason this year I'm getting excited about it. I've been hanging out with Larry too much :)


So let's see. Here are the movies nominated for the most awards.


The King's Speech for 12 awards
True Grit for 10
Inception  for 8 awards
The Social Network also for 8 awards
The Fighter for 7
127 Hours for 6 awards
Black Swan for 5 awards
Toy Story 3 also for 5 awards


The King's Speech. The movie was pretty good. I had nothing to complain about and for the first time I can use this word-the movie was compelling. It was about this king a long time ago during World War II. He had a stutter, and of course for a king that was unacceptable. Colin Firth did a pretty solid job as the king. A nomination well deserved for performance by an actor in a leading role. Geoffrey Rush (that pirate from Pirates of the Carribean who died and the witch brought back to life) was praiseworthy too as the king's speech therapist.


Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter (who played the king's wife) were pretty good la but I think Colin Firth stole most of Geoffrey Rush's thunder. A movie worth watching. And worth nominating. Too bad it didn't get played in Malaysia for some reason. But then again that's how it is most of the time.







True Grit I know nothing about as I haven't watched it. But the trailer sure looks interesting and so I'm hopefully going to watch it soon. And hopefully before the Oscars. It's a total shame about Matt Damon though. To have that face and hide it behind a beard? Total shame. Josh Brolin looks pretty mysterious. Still waters may run deep but they sure look great :)


And Jeff Bridges. Man. How old is he already? Still getting nominations for Oscars all. Bravo dude, bravo. Little girl whose name I don't know pulls off innocent and brave/terrified pretty all right judging from the trailer so fingers crossed that she's no Kirsten Stewart.


The movie seems pretty serious though so I hope there's a little comedy in it at least. The "I thought you were gonna say the sun was in your eyes. That is...your eye" comment seemed promising :)









Ah Inception. The movie that made me scared to blink as I might have missed something and not understood the rest of the movie. Gotta say, the movie was great. Very interesting idea. I mean, it was incredible. Who would have thought of theft of ideas? Through dreams? And thieves who specialise specifically in this type of theft? Awesome. And if that wasn't mind boggling enough, the movie was about planting ideas in people's minds; a new idea even in the movie. And the planting of ideas was called Inception, hence the title. Sadly the plot had some holes in it. And it just so happens that I really hate cliffhangers. I mean why didn't the spinning top just fall already? There was no need for that after all the drama :s


The most deserved award would have to be visual effects. Loved the city folding in on itself. That was awesome.


And I actually liked the part where the poor dude who good ol Leo and crew were trying to manipulate....what's his name again? Okay IMDB here I come. Ah yes Robert Fischer (Christopher Nolan must like this guy. This one's for Larry-his real name's Cilian Murphy :p And for good reason too, I thought his creepiness from Batman Begins would overflow to Inception but he was like totally normal. Loved him. Good actor, very versatile.). I liked the part when the dad in his dream told him to be his own man. Even though his real dad was an ass and probably never would have ever said that. Oh well I'm a softie, so sue me. Ellen Page was the one who really impressed me though. From Juno to Inception? Nice, very nice.


Aaaaaaaaaanyway I really liked the movie. It was no Lord of the Rings but the effort was admirable.









The Social Network :D I have to admit I'm pretty biased on this one. I only watched it for Justin Timberlake and he's absolutely, incurably adorable as Sean Parker. Who needs Mark Zuckerberg? Okay fine the others were pretty all right too. Jesse Eisenberg was totally convincing as a sort of jackass-ish kind of Mark Zuckerberg. It was impressive...but Oscar worthy? Hmmmm...I'm still pondering that.


Okay what's his best friend's name again? Eduardo? Ah yes the Jewish Eduardo. Thank you IMDB, I meant Andrew Garfield. I think this guy was okay when he was playing all the happy parts but all the pissed off parts I could only laugh at. Justin Timberlake was perfect in every way :D Oh and surprise surprise. Brenda Song somehow managed to go from Disney's resident bimbo to hot Asian chick. Kudos to you, Miss Song. The twins were pretty cute too :)


And Justin Timberlake was awesome :D


But joking and Justin Timberlake aside, the movie was pretty interesting. Though Jesse Eisenberg speaks pretty fast as Mark Zuckerberg. All you normal people out there would be able to catch on I'm sure. Larry couldn't though :P











Then there's The Fighter. I think the trailer for this one was the most impressive of the lot. And the comments kept saying stuff like "They really screwed up the promotion of this film. It was EVERYTHING to do with family and character development...boxing is just the stage on which it is set." There was another one that said "This is an awful trailer for a great movie that has nothing to do with boxing. Please don't let some studio jobs who think they need to market everything as the next Rocky shut your brain off and dissuade you from seeing a fantastic movie about family, addiction and growth. You will cry, repeatedly."


I can honestly say I don't doubt that last part :s Seeing as I haven't watched the movie though, I haven't formed an opinion on it as of yet. But the trailer looks promising. I mean firstly, Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale? Women of the world rejoiced when they heard the news. Christian Bale is a chameleon. He totally looks his part and I hope he gets the Oscar for actor in a supporting role. Amy Adams...love her. No hint of Disney princess or quiet nun. Mark Wahlberg really pulls off the role of conflicted softie. Too bad no hint of a nomination for him.


All in all, it looks promising but I shall not pass judgement before I watch the movie. Hopefully before the Oscars :)











Mmmmmm....127 Hours. Seeing that I'm madly in love with James Franco I don't think I can provide an unbiased opinion about this movie either :) Not that I've watched it but still.


I hope James Franco gets the Oscar for actor in a leading role. Despite being unable to tear my eyes away from his awesome smile, I am kinda sorta able to say he's a pretty great actor. He played James Dean, a gigolo, a gay lover to a politician, a drug dealer, a homeless junkie, an ex con, a poet fighting for the right to freedom of speech, the list goes on and on. I seriously love this guy. I'm sure he will not disappoint in this movie. Which I also hope to watch before the Oscars come around. Can't wait to see him in a tux :D











Can I skip Black Swan? I've hated Natalie Portman since she ruined Star Wars. So yeah, pass.


If Toy Story 3 does not win the Oscar for best animated film, the Academy should be disbanded. I am serious. For all those people out there around my age, Toy Story 3 was the movie that regressed me back to my childhood. We were all jealous of Andy, the boy who taught us all to be nicer to our toys. And suddenly he's going to college and his toys are going into storage??!! The horror.


This movie made me cry. Over and over again. When I saw Woody and Buzz and the rest and their devotion to get back to Andy, I cried. When I thought all the toys were headed for certain death-by-incinerator, I cried. When the three little aliens saved them and said in wonder, "The Claw", I cheered and laughed through my tears. When Andy wouldn't be parted from Woody, I cried. When Andy spent one last afternoon playing with his toys with that little girl, I cried. And finally, when Andy drove away and Woody said, "So long...partner," I cried the hardest.


This movie was awesome. It was the greatest. If it does not win I will make my opinions known. Widely. I don't know how yet, but I will figure something out. Toy Story 3 is awesome.









So yeah that pretty much sums up most of the Oscars. It is a mere 7 days away now. So join me in the countdown to watch James Franco in a tux. Oh he's hosting it too :D According to Larry that is :D I wonder if Justin Timberlake'll be there :D I can't wait :D